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Minnesota United knocks off Earthquakes, led by Hlongwane's 2 goals

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Amahl Pellegrino - First assist of season in lossPellegrino assisted once to go with one shot (zero on goal) and one chance created in Saturday's 2-1 defeat versus Minnesota United.

ImpactPellegrino provided his first assist of the season in the Earthquakes' only goal, but it wasn't enough to secure a result. Pellegrino won an aerial duel in the box which helped him set up Ousseni Bouda. This was his 14th chance created of the season which led to his first assist.

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Ousseni Bouda - Scores first goal of the seasonBouda scored one goal to go with two shots (two on goal) in Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Minnesota United.

ImpactBouda scored the equalizer in the 33rd minute but it wasn't enough to help his side to a result. He scored his first goal of the season from two shots, both of which he was able to get on target. It was the first time this season that he has got two shot on target in the same game.

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Daniel - Four saves but concedes twoDaniel registered four saves and allowed two goals in Saturday's 2-1 loss against Minnesota United.

ImpactDaniel made four saves in consecutive games, but it wasn't enough to help his side to any points. This was only the Brazilian's sixth game of the MLS season, which a hamstring injury has disrupted. His previous game was his first clean sheet of the season and this was the third game of the season where he has made at least four saves.

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Joseph Rosales - Nine crosses in victoryRosales had two shots (one on goal), nine crosses (two accurate) and six corners in Saturday's 2-1 win against San Jose Earthquakes.

ImpactRosales took nine crosses in this game for the eighth time this season but could only find a teammate with two. He created more chances than anyone else on the field with three.

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Robin Lod - Assist for opening goal in winLod assisted once to go with one shot (zero on goal), one cross (zero accurate) and two corners in Saturday's 2-1 win over San Jose Earthquakes.

ImpactLod assisted Bongokuhle Hlongwane for the opening goal of this game in the ninth minute after using his strength to battle off several defenders before playing the ball through. This now makes 10 assists for the midfielder this season, but it was only his second assist in the last 13 games.

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Bongokuhle Hlongwane - Scores brace in 2-1 victoryHlongwane scored two goals to go with six shots (four on goal), one cross (zero accurate) and two chances created in Saturday's 2-1 win over San Jose Earthquakes.

ImpactHlongwane scored his eighth and ninth goal of the season as he also racked up six shots, his second-highest total of the season. This was his first brace of the season, and similar to last season, he scored his only brace away from home. This means five of his nine goals this season have come away from home. With two chances created, only one player created more in this game.

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Dayne St. Clair - Two saves in victorySt. Clair had two saves and allowed one goal in Saturday's 2-1 win versus San Jose Earthquakes.

ImpactSt. Clair picked up two saves for the second game in a row and the 14th game this season. He has only kept three clean sheets so far this season from 19 games and will look to improve this rate to match his eight clean sheets that he kept last season.

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